Bio & Incident Details
Age: 35
Tour: 12 years
Badge # 314
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 1/20/1999
Weapon: Handgun
Suspect: Captured in Canada
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Captain Bishop was shot and killed while writing a citation during a traffic stop. Captain Bishop was a well known drug interdiction officer in the state of Georgia who had set state records on interstate drug seizures.
At approximately 11:00 am he had stopped a vehicle on I-20, about 20 miles east of the Alabama state line. He was issuing a citation when the suspect shot him in the head. He was found by a passing motorist slumped over the wheel of his patrol car and then flown to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead at 3:30 pm.
The suspect was captured near Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in early February 1999.
Captain Bishop had served with several law enforcement agencies for a total of 12 years. He is survived by his wife and two young children.
